Difference between revisions of "Website News and Media Guidelines"
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##In the Category box select '-Noticesheets' | ##In the Category box select '-Noticesheets' | ||
##In the white area under 'Article text' trype 'Noticesheets'. Highlight this and go to the Link icon above (a link of a chain with a green plus sign). Click this. | ##In the white area under 'Article text' trype 'Noticesheets'. Highlight this and go to the Link icon above (a link of a chain with a green plus sign). Click this. | ||
| + | ##In the pop up box, click 'Browse Server'and then the 'Noticesheets' directory. | ||
## cititle of the News Item, then under ''Category'' select ''News'' from the drop down. The other items in the ''Edit article box'' probably won't need to be changed. | ## cititle of the News Item, then under ''Category'' select ''News'' from the drop down. The other items in the ''Edit article box'' probably won't need to be changed. | ||
# Write the text of the item in the ''Article text'' box. | # Write the text of the item in the ''Article text'' box. | ||
# Complete the drop downs on the right, headed ''Publishing Options'': you will usually only need to complete the ''Finishing Publishing'' box. The ''Article Options'' and ''Metadata Options'' will not usually need to be completed or altered. | # Complete the drop downs on the right, headed ''Publishing Options'': you will usually only need to complete the ''Finishing Publishing'' box. The ''Article Options'' and ''Metadata Options'' will not usually need to be completed or altered. | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 17 November 2011
News Items appear on the Home page in one line summary format. When you click on this line, the full news item is displayed. In order to create a news item, you have to log in to the back end (though you can edit them from the front end). News items can be a Noticesheet, Newsletter, News Bulletin or Sermon Download:
- To add a Noticesheet.
- First make sure the Noticesheet is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
- Select Content>Article Manager>Add New Article
- Under Title, write the date of the Noticesheet, eg '13 November 2011'.
- In the Category box select '-Noticesheets'
- In the white area under 'Article text' trype 'Noticesheets'. Highlight this and go to the Link icon above (a link of a chain with a green plus sign). Click this.
- In the pop up box, click 'Browse Server'and then the 'Noticesheets' directory.
- cititle of the News Item, then under Category select News from the drop down. The other items in the Edit article box probably won't need to be changed.
- Write the text of the item in the Article text box.
- Complete the drop downs on the right, headed Publishing Options: you will usually only need to complete the Finishing Publishing box. The Article Options and Metadata Options will not usually need to be completed or altered.
